Brace for vehicle-bodies



(No Model.)

J. JENSEN. Brace'for Vehicle Bodies.

No. 241,987. Patented May 2, I881.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JENS JENSEN, OF RAGINE, WISCONSIN.

BRACE FOR VEHICLE-BODIES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 241,987, dated May 24,1881.

Application filed October 13, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1,JENs JENSEN, of Ra cine,in the county of Racine, and in the State of Wisconsin, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Braces for Vehicle- Bodies, and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription thereof.

My invention relates to braces for wagonbodies, and will be fullydescribed hereinafter.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view of a portion of a wagon-body andmyimproved brace in perspective. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of thesame, and Fig. 3 details.

A is the upright portion of my device, which is shouldered at A, andthis shoulder receives a bolt, B, which extends down through one of thecenter cleats and is tightened by a suitable nut. Just about two-thirdsof its length from the shoulder the upright A has cars a a, a be in gperforated to receive one of the lugs, b, of strut B, and the other, a,projecting from just below it on the other edge of the upright, so thatWhile the strut may be easily attached and detached from the uprightwhen its lower end is raised to carry it at an angle of fifty degrees orthereabout it will be securely held in place when the lower end isbolted to the cleat O. The ear a also forms a bearing for the lug I).

My device may be easily and cheaply made, an d as the strut isjointed tothe upright it may be adapted to bodies that have been warped out ofshape by exposure to the weather in shipping; or the upright may beattached to the body atthe shop and the braces or struts applied whenthe wagons reach their destination.

What I claim as my invention is- The upright having cars a a, incombination with the strut having lugs b b, all adapted for beingapplied to a wagon-body, as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this1st day of October, 1880.

J ENS JENSEN.

Witnesses:

S. S. STOUT, (l. L. EMMONS.

